Sir Keir Starmer has discussed the “intolerable” situation in Gaza, as well as the growing violence in Syria, with the Turkish president.
It follows the two countries signing a memorandum today, agreeing that the UK intends to sell multirole jets to Turkey in the near future. For more on that, see our previous post.
It’s now also been confirmed that the prime minister has spoken with Tayyip Erdoğan on the phone, yesterday evening.
A read-out of the call from Downing Street said the two leaders “underlined the urgent need for more aid and an urgent ceasefire” in Gaza, and said both believe the future must lie in a “two-state solution”.
It also adds that the pair “reiterated their concern about the recent violence in Syria” and agreed that a ceasefire must hold.
Starmer also thanked Erdoğan for his role in arranging talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul today, and about Iran’s nuclear programme later in the week.
The NATO country has historically been seen as an important ally in mediating conflicts in the Middle East and with Russia, given its strategically important position.
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